1. Campfire Skits and Songs
Robert Law

2. Campfire Skits & Songs
Take advantage of everyone's acting and singing ability. Identify resources to liven up any campfire or other Scouting occasion using showmanship, skits, stunts, songs, and stories. Learn how simple props and costumes enhance performances.

3. Objectives
Know what the important elements of a successful campfire are.
Know where to find the BSA Campfire planning tool.
Know what is appropriate and not appropriate for a campfire.
Understand the importance of modeling a good campfire presentation

4. Objectives
Know what the important traditions can be shared with the scouts.
Take an opportunity to share important life lessons through fellowship.
Present ideas from course participants:
Costume sources
Favorite skits
Favorite songs

5. Know what the important elements of a successful campfire are.
Two “P’s” and 4 “S’s”:
Planning
Presentation
Showmanship
Songs
Stunts
Stories
Most important is planning….

6. Know where to find the BSA Campfire planning tool.
Post it Notes:
Know where to find the BSA Campfire planning tool.

7. Know where to find the BSA Campfire planning tool.
Participants write down their favorite campfire skits and songs.
Simply organize them in to a program.
Know where to find the BSA Campfire planning tool.

8. Know What is Appropriate and Not Appropriate for a Campfire.
Land Mines:
Religion
Underwear
Toilet Paper
Water
Politics
Inside Jokes
Use of alcohol, drugs or tobacco
Cross-gender impersonation
The true test is the Scout Law:
Friendly, courteous and kind…

9. Modeling a good campfire presentation
Safety first.
Work the steps, use the form, do some research, make a song book, build a tradition.
Have a flow to the campfire of:
Fun and active
Educational and traditional
Slower at the end with a closing from the Scoutmaster

10. Important Traditions Lighting the campfire, can it be exciting?
Ashes from previous campfires can be added?

11. Important Traditions Retiring Flags:
Under Title 4, Chapter1, "The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning."

12. What is our goal for participants
Sharing Important Life Lessons
Scoutmaster Minute, Informal conversations, Mentor moments
Bringing unit members out of their shell’s
Showcase a talent (guitar, juggling, acting, etc)

13. What is our goal for participants
Making it okay to sing, laugh and have fun
Be active and not need electronic entertainment (read them a book excerpt)

14. Your ideas Share your favorite skits and songs
Go buy skit materials right after Halloween
Make some general props

15. Objectives
Know what the important elements of a successful campfire are.
Know where to find the BSA Campfire planning tool.
Know what is appropriate and not appropriate for a campfire.
Understand the importance of modeling a good campfire presentation

16. Objectives
Know what the important traditions can be shared with the scouts.
Take an opportunity to share important life lessons through fellowship.
Present ideas from course participants:
Costume sources
Favorite skits
Favorite songs

17. The evaluation code for this session is 6875
The evaluation code for this session is 6875